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New School Math: Spend $4M to Save $40k? Article 19 North Andover Town Meeting Vote Expected May 21
By: Clare Donegan NORTH ANDOVER: Town Meeting voters are considering a $4M expenditure involving 16 municipal buildings, including 8 schools. If the contract is awarded to AMERESCO the $40k study…
LeapFrog Group Ratings Are Bought and Paid For
By: Dr. Padmanabhan – May 2013 This is the first of a series of occasional columns on medical corruption, an issue that affects us all. Readers of the Valley Patriot…
EDITORIAL: The Fleecing of Taxpayers – Ultimate Power, No Transparency, No Outrage in Lawrence
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL MAY, 2013 The corruption and the fleecing of the state taxpayers by Lawrence officials is staggering, and we believe the biggest scandal going on in the…
Valley Patriot Publisher Tom Duggan Delivers Some Tough Love to the Tea Party and Conservatives
Video of Valley Patriot Publisher Tom Duggan delivering some tough love to the Tea Party and Conservatives Tom DugganTom Duggan is president and publisher of The Valley Patriot Newspaper in…
Springfield City Councilor Timothy Rooke Hit with Campaign Finance Violations
Springfield City Councilor Timothy Rooke has agreed to pay $5,000 to the state’s general fund for campaign finance violations that include using campaign funds for personal purposes, failing to…
Rep. Jim Lyons (R) Andover, Calls Welfare Benefits for Terrorists “Disgraceful”
FROM SATE REP JIM LYONS Boston, MA -”This is the most disgraceful example,” said Representative Jim Lyons, “of those who break the rules being subsidized by decent, hard-working, taxpaying families…
IRS Warns Donors about Charity Scams Following Recent Tragedies in Boston and Texas
IRS Special Edition Tax Tip 2013-09 It’s sad but true. Following major disasters and tragedies, scam artists impersonate charities to steal money or get private information from well-intentioned taxpayers. Fraudulent…
Corruption Triumphs in Methuen: D’Agostino the Casualty
PAYING ATTENTION WITH TOM DUGGAN By: Tom Duggan – April 2013 Private citizen Richard D’Agostino applied for the open city solicitor’s job in Methuen among eleven other candidates. He was…
Riley Increases Central Office Salaries by More Than $6MIL, Spending in Failing School System Climbs to $160MIL Under State Receivership
“The help we give to Lawrence will not be an infusion of capital it will be getting at some management changes.” Deval Patrick January, 2010 “My goal is to decentralize” Jeff Riley 2011 By: Tom Duggan –…
Will the Real Dan Rivera Please Stand Up? – Valley Patriot Editorial – April 2013
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL – APRIL 2013 Lawrence City Councilor Dan Rivera is running for mayor against incumbent Willie Lantigua. We find that odd. For the last two and a half…
Ethics Commission Finds in Favor of Former Worcester County Sheriff Guy W. Glodis
Enforcement Division failed to prove allegations that Glodis improperly used his position as Sheriff to provide a benefit to his friend and campaign contributor The Massachusetts State Ethics Commission today…
Paying Attention with Tom Duggan, A Review of the BASH and Methuen Politics (March 29, 2013) 980WCAP
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR PLAY HOUR 1 CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR PLAY HOUR 2 Today’s discussions: A review with audio clips of the 9th Anniversary BASH and the…
Lantigua Weighs in on D’Agostino in Methuen, Tries to Sink His Chances for Solicitor Job
By: Tom Duggan – March 29, 2013 Lawrence Mayor Willie Lantigua has written a scathing letter to members of the Methuen City Councilor in an effort to sink Attorney Richard…
Methuen Councilor Calls for Police Investigation of McQuillan’s Interference in Hiring Process
ANOTHER… VALLEY PATRIOT EXCLUSIVE! By: Tom Duggan – March 29, 2013 Less than a day after the Valley Patriot broke a story about Methuen City Solicitor Peter McQuillan interfering with…
Candidate for Solicitor in Methuen Says Current Solicitor Sabotaging his Chances
By: Tom Duggan – March 28, 2013 The search for a new city solicitor in Methuen has turned ugly as one of the two finalists to replace fired Attorney Peter…
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